Incredible coin in auction

[Coinmaster]

It won't get any better than this:

https://www.biddr.com/auctions/leu/browse?a=5019&l=6094971

What a skill this die cutter had, incredible!

 

[Phil Anthos]

8 minutes ago, Coinmaster said:

It won't get any better than this.

 

That's for certain! 

If I hadn't just blown my budget on a worn out old diobol I'd bid on this one, fer sure.

~ Peter 

[robinjojo]

A true work of art which will go for a very pretty penny!

[ominus1]

a picture worth a thousand words....and coin worth thousands of $...

[akeady]

A few years ago CGB had one from the same dies, but with the reverse die break in a worse state.   It wasn't as nice, but it was tempting - buy it and no more coins for a year or so 😄 - they dropped the price by 10% and someone bought it - not I 😞

https://www.cgb.fr/sicile-syracuse-decadrachme-ttb,bgr_350391,a.html

 

If we tape out this chip and someone buys the company I'll be in the queue for a nice decadrachm, otherwise I'm skint! 😄

ATB,
Aidan.

Edited October 8, 2024 by akeady

[Theodosius]

Clueless previous owner had it mounted in a necklace for his wife? What kind of collector does that in the year 2000? 

John

[Croatian Coin Collector]

I wouldn't take a plugged coin into my collection if somebody paid me to, never mind me paying 60000 CHF + buyer's premium + insurance + shipping for it!

[CPK]

1 hour ago, Theodosius said:

Clueless previous owner had it mounted in a necklace for his wife? What kind of collector does that in the year 2000? 

John

No kidding! I like the rather artful way in which Leu tried to put the mounting marks in as positive a light as possible. 😁

[David Atherton]

1 hour ago, Theodosius said:

Clueless previous owner had it mounted in a necklace for his wife? What kind of collector does that in the year 2000? 

John

Same person who would turn a van Gogh into a place mat. 

[AncientCoinnoisseur]

I am partial to Euainetos’ style (especially the bottom right), but I love Kimon’s hairnet (although the face is not my favourite, the ‘double-chin’ and severe look is not for me).  
  

 

I found the perfect one to be this, since it kinda blends the best of both worlds: the more delicate traits of Euainetos and the masterful hairnet of Kimon: 

 

Too bad for the double strike, otherwise it could have been the definitive, perfect Syracuse Dekadrachm

[akeady]

Just now, AncientCoinnoisseur said:

I am partial to Euainetos’ style (especially the bottom right), but I love Kimon’s hairnet (although the face is not my favourite, the ‘double-chin’ and severe look is not for me).  
  

 

I found the perfect one to be this, since it kinda blends the best of both worlds: the more delicate traits of Euainetos and the masterful hairnet of Kimon: 

 

Too bad for the double strike, otherwise it could have been the definitive, perfect Syracuse Dekadrachm

I also prefer the Euainetos decadrachms, but the facing head tetradrachm of Kimon is the real Syracusan masterpiece.

The Apollo head tetradrachm of Katane by Herakleidas is also wonderful - in the Paolo Orsi Museum in Syracuse, they have many decadrachms and tetradrachms, but the Herakleidas was the stand out coin for me.   There are a couple of obverse dies and one is far better than the other.

ATB,
Aidan.

[Deinomenid]

7 minutes ago, akeady said:

Apollo head tetradrachm of Katane by Herakleidas is also wonderful

By chance, my daughter literally  just texted me from Boston this  photo of some "Syracuse coins you might quite like". Hopefully they weren't all labeled as  such.

[akeady]

Ah, yes - 10, the Kimon and 11, the Herakleidas.   I have no photo' of the example in the Paolo Orsi Museum, but it was spectacular.

ATB,

Aidan.

[AncientCoinnoisseur]

@akeady I found the Xoirion one from a thread on ‘Lamoneta’:

 

I suppose it was a different one?

[akeady]

12 minutes ago, AncientCoinnoisseur said:

@akeady I found the Xoirion one from a thread on ‘Lamoneta’:

 

I suppose it was a different one?

I don't remember that one - unfortunately, I didn't take any photos.

It was this type - https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=396449# - and same dies.

ATB 

Aidsn.

[AncientCoinnoisseur]

@akeady gorgeous, thanks!

[panzerman]

On 10/8/2024 at 9:40 PM, Croatian Coin Collector said:

I wouldn't take a plugged coin into my collection if somebody paid me to, never mind me paying 60000 CHF + buyer's premium + insurance + shipping for it!

I fully agree with you!

[panzerman]

I would much rather have this AV 22 Dukaten from Regensburg/ beautifull and FDC

[ominus1]

On 10/8/2024 at 8:27 PM, Theodosius said:

Clueless previous owner had it mounted in a necklace for his wife? What kind of collector does that in the year 2000? 

John

....are you kidding me?!?...o lordy...i didn't pay any attention but that's bad karma on the price i'd bet..(.and i'd also bet that the owner wasn't a collector)

Edited October 11, 2024 by ominus1